Rotary display-stand.



@Ami-limone UJI PATBNTED JUNE 2, 1908.

c. L. GBRKBN. ROTARY DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6.1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

oHAELEsL. GERKEN, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

i ROTARY DISPLAY-sTriNn.

. specicatin of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed April 6, isos. serial No. 425,305.

I which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rotary display stand which is adapted topresent merchandise under favorable light-effects in a conspicuous andinviting manner. In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a frontelevation, partly in section, of my improved rotary display stand; Fig.2 a horizontal section on line 2--2, Fig. 1 Fig. 3 a similar section online 3-3Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a detail of the shelf-supporting means, and Fig.5 a wiring diagram.

An upright 'tubular shaft 10 enters with its.' lower end a fixed hollowbase or foot 11- adapted to be placed uponthe floor 12 of a show-windowor other support. Shaft is stepped into a bearing 18 of foot 11 and is.`

axially rotatable from a suitable motor, (not shown), by pulley 14, orotherwise. At its upper end shaft 10, telescopes a spindle 15 rotatingin a bearing 15, secured to the top 16 of the showewindow. enter shaft10, to a greater or less extent, the device may be vreadilyziitted towindows of different heights.

From shaft' 10 extend, ,at suitable inter vals, a number of divergingarms 16 upon which are supported horizontal y,display shelves 17 thatsurround shaft 10, and are preferably made of glass. Shelves 17 areperforated near their periphery for the passage of chains 18 attached attheir upper ends y' to a hub 19 fast on shaft 10, while their lower endsare secured to the lowermost arms 16. The outer ends of arms 16projectthrough the chain-links, by which they are held in position, sothat by selecting the proper links, the relative position of the armsand consequently of the shelves may be readily varied.

To the inner ends of arms 16 are secured fixtures 20, each carrying acluster of incan- As spindle 15 may descent light bulbs 21, which arethus placed directly beneath the shelves and are rotatable therewith.From each -fixture 20, two

wires 22a, 23a; 22h, 23"; and 22C, 23C, lead through the bore of shaft10, to one of a pair of metallic brushes 24a, 25a; 24", 25h; and 24C,25C, which project laterally from shaft ,10 and are housed in hollowbase 11.

`U on` the rotation of shaft 10 each pair of brushes is adapted toengage, successively, a

pair of contacts 26, 27, of a suitable lighting system. These contactsextend into base 1 1,

y so' as to project into the path of the brushes,

and are secured to a block 28 pivoted at 29 and influenced by a s ring30.

It will thus be seen t at the clusters'of lights are lighted andextinguished in succession, so

that the attention of the public is attracted.

,Y By making the shelves transparent,- the light of 'theivarious lampsmay pass freely therethrough, so as to illuminate, not only, thevadjoinin0r shelves, but to Hood. the entire stand. n this way the goodsplaced upon the shelves are dis layed in a conspicuous manner, wellcalcu ated to attract the attention of the public.

I claim:

ent shelves surrounding said shaft, rotatable electric lights betweenthe shelves, and means for successively connecting said lights to a1spurce `of electricity, substantially as speci- 4 2. A rotary dis laystand comprising a rota'table shaft, pe orated transparent shelvescarried thereby, chains enga ing the shelve.C arms engaging the chains,c usters of lights carried by the arms intermediate the shelves, andmeans for successively connecting said clusters to a sourceofelectricity, substantially as specified. A Signed by me at New .Yorkcit (Manhattan,) N. Y.,Athis 3rd day of Apri 1908.

CHARLES L. GERKEN. Witnesses:

W. R. SoHUEz, vFRANK v.BR1EsEN.

vv1. A rotary display stand, comprising a rop `Atatable shaft, a seriesof horizontal trans par-

